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Ptm
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:35 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 04 Jan 2013
Posts: 87
Location: North Dakota

Anybody have one of these they can give a review on? Looking at one pretty seriously.

Thanks

Patrick
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:20 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 01 Oct 2007
Posts: 962
Location: Minnesota

Not sure if this is helpful. I have a 147e. Have shot about 15 boxes through it. It’s been 100% reliable. Handles and fits well. Only complaint is it’s stiff to open.
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Roadkill
PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:10 pm  Reply with quote
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Location: Tennessee

I have a 50E in 20ga. Same gun but it is a sideplated boxlock. Shot it for many years, has over 50K shells through it, not one malfunction.
I'd dearly love to find it's big brother in 16ga!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:04 pm  Reply with quote



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Thanks guys, the 40 E is the working mans Merkel, same internals but laser engraving and checkering to save money and the receiver is a nitride finish.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:37 am  Reply with quote
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Hard to go wrong with the Merkel name. I dreamed of owning one for many years - and then I got lucky, being in the right place at the right time three times, and I now have three. 147E 16ga sxs, the above-mentioned 50E sxs, and a 200E 16ga o/u. Love them all!
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